[pastrami_panda]

I sold a pair of pretty renowned speakers with 6" woofers for a much smaller pair of DSP controlled close range studio monitors that came with a calibration microphone. Even though I liked my old speakers I could tell they couldn't shine in my room (mainly the bass couldn't be controlled, which impressed everyone except me that just wanted to hear what the audio engineers intended).

I'm super happy how good my mostly untreated room sounds now with some calibration and careful monitor placement. I'm a somewhat critical listener having had basic ear training and always protected my hearing at live shows. My room is very bad in terms of acoustics, so of course proper room treatment would greatly improve the setup, but not everyone is in a position where room treatment is feasible, so to me this is a great way to get maybe half way there.

[aidos]

Can I ask what you ended up buying?

[pastrami_panda]

Sure, it was a used pair from the brand IK Multimedia, the model is named MTM. I still can't believe such a small speaker can punch this hard above its weightclass in terms of bass. When I have people over they think my air purifier by the desk is a subwoofer.